SHINE Medical Technologies broke ground today on a 43,000-square foot production facility, which sits on the land recently donated by the city of Janesville, the company announced today.

“Construction of the Janesville production facility is a critical step toward establishing a reliable global supply of life-saving diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes for patients around the world,” SHINE CEO Greg Piefer said in a statement. “My sincere gratitude and respect to all the SHINE employees, investors, partners and advisors who have worked so hard and for so long to reach this milestone.”

According to a release, representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, Lantheus Medical Imaging and City of Janesville joined Piefer and the SHINE team to celebrate the milestone.

As previously reported, the facility will be home to eight of SHINE’s accelerator-based medical isotope production systems.

SHINE completed construction and took occupancy of its first building, Building One, in February 2018.